{"id":20615,"date":"2026-08-17T15:05:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tilt-up.org\/tilt-uptoday\/?p=20615"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:37:39","slug":"when-architects-look-again-at-tilt-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tilt-up.org\/tilt-uptoday\/2026\/08\/17\/when-architects-look-again-at-tilt-up\/","title":{"rendered":"When Architects Look Again at Tilt-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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TCA Executive Director Mitch Bloomquist presents\u00a0Architecture, Innovation and the Evolution of Tilt-Up<\/em>\u00a0to an interdisciplinary audience at the MillerKnoll showroom in Monterrey, Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many architects in Mexico, tilt-up remains closely associated with one building type: the industrial box. On August 13 in Monterrey, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association set out to broaden that picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted at the MillerKnoll showroom in San Pedro Garza Garc\u00eda, the evening program brought together an interdisciplinary audience of architects, contractors, developers, engineers, suppliers, and other professionals from across the region. Architects made up the majority of those in attendance, an encouraging response to a program focused specifically on the architectural evolution and design potential of tilt-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The featured presentation, Architecture, Innovation and the Evolution of Tilt-Up<\/em>, was delivered by TCA Executive Director Mitch Bloomquist. Moving from the early history of the method through contemporary work from around the world, the presentation explored how architects, engineers, contractors, and innovators have continually expanded what can be achieved with the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The diversity of the work became one of the evening\u2019s defining themes. Historic precedents were presented alongside contemporary projects demonstrating multistory construction, sophisticated architectural finishes, material expression, structural innovation, and an increasingly broad range of building types. Together, they presented a picture of tilt-up extending well beyond its familiar association with large-scale industrial construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLocally, tilt-up is still strongly associated with industrial buildings, so the presentation\u2019s biggest impact was opening architects\u2019 eyes to its use in multistory and multidisciplinary buildings and the design opportunities that come with it,\u201d said Lilia Ortiz de Montellano Valdez, regional manager for Ware Malcomb in Monterrey and a member of the TCA Mexican Advisory Board. \u201cThere was also strong interest from attendees working on educational projects, since tilt-up addresses their need for shorter construction timelines while still offering significant design flexibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Architecture and Opportunity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mexico already has an established tilt-up industry and considerable expertise in concrete construction. The opportunity, then, is not simply to introduce the method, but to broaden understanding of where and how it can be applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe event was a great opportunity to see how tilt-up is a real and optimal choice for meeting the real estate needs of our market\u2014a market that increasingly demands greater efficiency in time, resources, and cost,\u201d said Jorge Figueroa Silva, chair of the TCA Mexican Advisory Board. \u201cWith a tilt-up industry already established in Mexico, TCA showed us how this system can be the solution for fast-developing markets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Left:<\/strong>\u00a0Jorge Figueroa Silva introduces TCA Executive Director Mitch Bloomquist prior to the evening\u2019s presentation.\u00a0Right:<\/strong>\u00a0Bloomquist responds to a question from the audience during his presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two perspectives capture much of what made the evening significant. Architects were introduced to a broader spectrum of what tilt-up can become, while contractors, developers, engineers, and suppliers considered those possibilities within the realities of a rapidly developing market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That interdisciplinary exchange is central to TCA\u2019s mission. Tilt-up does not belong to a single discipline. Its continued advancement depends on architects, engineers, contractors, developers, suppliers, manufacturers, and owners bringing their expertise to the same conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier in the day, members of the TCA Mexican Advisory Board met at the MillerKnoll showroom to discuss the association\u2019s work in Mexico and opportunities to continue supporting the local tilt-up community. TCA and advisory board representatives also joined members of the MillerKnoll team for lunch prior to the evening program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strong participation from architects made the day particularly meaningful. If tilt-up is to continue expanding beyond the applications with which it is most commonly associated in Mexico, architects will play an essential role\u2014not simply in specifying the system, but in testing its possibilities and determining what comes next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tilt-up does not prescribe an architectural answer. It provides a construction system with an increasingly sophisticated range of possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What architects choose to do with those possibilities is the more interesting question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TCA extends its sincere appreciation to MillerKnoll for its generous hospitality and for providing an exceptional setting for the day\u2019s activities, as well as to the members of the Mexican Advisory Board and the many professionals who participated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A predominantly architectural audience gathered in Monterrey to explore how tilt-up is moving beyond its industrial associations and opening new possibilities for multistory, educational, and design-driven architecture<\/div>\n

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